Smyrna times., 1887-03-30

Clty, which was destroyed Dy nre SeVe-
raj weeks ago.
Judge WOotten's law library brought
S4OO at the sale on Wednesday. H q
Conrad, ESQ.,, of Wilmington, made a
number of purchases.
Rev. VIM. NJ. Warner who has been
sent to Marydel will preach next Sun
day, April Sd, ar Templeville at 1OI
o'clock A. NJ. and Hartley at u M.
William Greer and Miss Sadie Bower
were married at Blackbird on March
%. Mr.. Greer is a young farmer and
has charge of E. r. COchran's farm near
,nsend.
She biennial report of Adjutant Gen
eraf POstles shows that the State militia
is composed of 12O officers and 1874 pri-
Yates. There are still vacancies for
few more privates.
A barn on the farm of the late An
drew Kerr, near Newark, Del, was
burned on Sunday loss about $1,000
insured in the Chester County Mutual.
1t is supposed to have deem fired by
tramps.
The dwelling house and outbuildings
upon the farm belonging to the estate
of the late Joseph H. Chapman, were
entirely destroyed by fire on Friday
afternoon. No one was at home at the
time. The loss estimated at about $500,
no insurance.
WaterWOrks for Middletown are
now probably as nearly assured in the
near future as anything not yet accom-
plished can be. The election of last
week proved cOnclusively that ma
jOrity of the citizens want water sup
ply, and are willing to pay $4,000 for it.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Thomas Davis, Esq, of Wilmington
and Miss Clara Springer of Newark.
The ceremony will be performed at the
brides home, Wednesday, April 9th.
William G. Winner, NJ. D., and Miss
Lula Barr of Wilmington will be mar
ried on April Goth.
The Trustees of Delaware College
met last Tuesday in Newark, and adOp-
ted memorial to the General Assembly
OF Delaware, praying th-.t it will adopt
and ratify the Agricultural Experiment
Station bill. The formal acceptance
will insure the college an annuity of
$4,000 fora an experimental farm.
A word to our legislature at Dover.
Our fathers threw the British tea over
board in Boston harbor at the COM
mencement of the revolution without
asking anything about the constitution
ality of the act. History may be re-
peatedin Delaware.-DeLdwdre Republi-
can.
TaylOr'5 compulsory education bill
passed the House last week without a
dissenting vote, The bill requires chill
dred of from 8 to IA years to attend
school at least II weeks per year, unless
physically or mentally disabled; if
private school, it must be approved by
the commissioners for the district.
Died at the residence of her son-in-
law, the Rev. William Warner, in
Wyoming, March 10, Mrs. Mary Hop
kins, in the Seth year of her age. She
survived her husband, the late James
Hopkins about thirty years, and had
lived to see. not only her children, but
most of her grandchildren settled in
life, and members of Church.
"The chains have never been forged
that will bind freeman in this State
said Mr.. McWhOrter in his speech on
the Martin Convention bill And he
said some other things and presented
some figures that certainly must con-
vince every thinking man of the folly
of imagining that the tail will forever
be allowed to continue to wag the dog
in Delaware.-EUery EUening.
New BANK AT TSEAFoRD-The capital
stock, $4,000, of the new national bank
at SeafOrd has been secured and it will
be opened about May 18th, under the
name of the Sussex National Bank
Among the directors are E. E. jackson
and James Cannon of Salisbury, Md,
B. F. FoOks and DR.. H. E. Wolfe of
Laurel, Del; DR.. Hugh Martin, Hon. E.
L. Martin and E G. Ross ofSeafOrd, and
Harrington Messick and F. A. Corbin
of Bridgeville, Del.
The new Court Bill for New Castle
County fixes the salary of the Judge at
$4,000. This is 81 600 more than the
Chief Justice and Chancellor get. The
position is said to be made for exCOn-
gresham Lore. Some of the would be
statesmen desire to get him out of the
way of Senatorial lightning. If Lore
had only been out of the reach of Jack
Jones' Family bottled lightning last
Fall, he might have been there now
SeRtinGL.
In the State Senate of New Jersey, a
bill was passed yesterday, requiring
commission dealers to receive deposits
for fruit baskets, the deposits
. be returned when the baskets come
back" If this becomes a law of New
Jersey it may interfere with the New
York dealers who may not then be in q
position to assume such an air of indie
pendence toward Delaware peach gro W.
ers, to whom some of them have said
"GO on, do as you please we can gel
all the fruit we want from New Jersey.
-EUery EUeHing. 23d.
DEATH OF Miss EMMA e GREGG,-
Miss Emma E. Gregg, daughter of thu
Rev. w. b. Gregg of Berlin, Md, diet
Friday at the residence of John j. Ora
ham Of Wilmington Miss Gregg had
been ailing for some weeks. The caus'
of death was consumption, which arOs
subsequent to an attack of measles ex-
perienced two years ago. Miss Gregg
was well known here as a music teacher
Funeral services were held at Grace M
Z. Church Sunday afternoon by th
Rev. DIR. Jacob Todd. The remain
were taken to Harrisburg, Pa, Mon
day.
The Break0Gter Light says: To da
in Sussex county there are numerou
drug stores which are nothing more O
less then illegal liquor saloOns-swOr
not 10 sell more than % gallons or
amount which can be purchased for th
sum of seventy-five dollars-tne be
tender druggist adds few drops OF Sy
TOlu, Peppermint Gentian, & ect., an
sells what is in reality whiskey to whi
key drinkers as a tonic. All over tn
county drug stores are being opened
and operated by men who if you wei
to ask them for Tr. Opii, would NJ
know that you wanted Iaudnum, b'
who if you ask for tonic would give 20
whiskey straight every time.
The DeiaVare Republican in speakiI
OF a special election for Convent
says
Not only ia Wilmington bue
through the Stale does this stare "f (;
fairs exist Vprv few II any aSSeSSm :